Genetic and Rare Conditions Site — Offers parents, health professionals and educators easy access to information on a wide variety of genetic conditions and birth defects; identifies support and advocacy groups. Translation services available for non-English-speaking users. From the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Virtual Children’s Hospital — Produced by the Children’s Hospital of Iowa and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, this site offers a wide variety of information for parents, general consumers and health care providers; site is practical and easy to navigate.

General Medical Reference Resources

Common Health/Disability Acronyms —
Provides brief meanings for more than 100 acronyms related to health conditions and syndromes, as well as developmental disabilities.

Medical Encyclopedia — MedlinePlus, the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.